upend

/ʌpˈɛnd/

IPA: /AH1 P EH0 N D/

verb

1
To end up; to set on end.
2
To tip or turn over.
“When he upended the bottle of water over his sleeping sister, the lid popped off and surprised them both.”
3
To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat.
“The scientific evidence upended the popular myth.”

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